how to format pc

Want to know how to format a
computer hard drive? Need to
learn how to format your computer
and start with a clean slate?
Formatting a disk prepares the
surface of the drive to accept and
store data. Computers are often
formatted before they are sold,
donated, or returned to an
employer. Likewise, computers with
viruses or errors can be formatted
and returned to their "out of the
box" settings.

1. The first step in learning how
to format a computer with
Windows XP or 2000, is to
insert Windows CD and
restart your computer.
2. Your computer should
automatically boot from the
CD to the Windows Setup
Main Menu.
3. At the Welcome to Setup
page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the
Windows XP Licensing
Agreement.
5. If an existing Windows XP
installation is detected, you
are prompted to repair it. To
bypass the repair, press ESC.
6. Use the ARROW keys to
select the partition or the
unpartitioned space where
you want to create a new
partition. Press D to delete an
existing partition, or press C
to create a new partition.
7. Type the size in megabytes
(MB) that you want to use for
the new partition, and then
press ENTER, or just press
ENTER to create the partition
with the maximum size.
8. Select the format option that
you want to use for the
partition (Recommended:
NTFS), and then press ENTER.
9. After the Windows Setup
program formats the
partition, follow the
instructions that appear on
the screen to continue
installing Windows.

To format your hard disk during
Windows 7 installation, you'll need
to start, or boot, your computer
using the Windows 7 installation
disc or USB flash drive.
1. Turn on your computer so
that Windows starts
normally, insert the Windows
7 installation disc or USB flash
drive, and then shut down
your computer.
2. Restart your computer.
3. Press any key when
prompted, and then follow
the instructions that appear.
4. On the Install Windows
page, enter your language
and other preferences, and
then click Next.
If the Install Windows
page doesn't appear, and
you're not asked to press
any key, you might need
to change some system
settings. To learn how to
do this, see Start your
computer from a
Windows 7 installation
disc or USB flash drive
.
5. On the Please read the
license terms page, if you
accept the license terms, click
I accept the license
terms , and then click Next.
6. On the Which type of
installation do you want?
page, click Custom.
7. On the Where do you want
to install Windows? page,
click Drive options
(advanced).
8. Click the partition that you
want to format and click
Format.
If you have more than
one partition on this hard
drive and want to get rid
them to make one big
drive again, then select a
partition and click on the
Delete option for each
partition. Once you have
deleted all of the
partitions, select the
Unallocated Space
partition and click
Format.
9. Pick the formatting option that
you want.
10. When you've finished
formatting, click Next.
11. Follow the instructions to
finish installing Windows 7,
which include naming your
computer and setting up an
initial user account.
If you do not want to
reinstall Windows 7, you
can cancel the installation
at this point and keep
your newly formatted
drives.

Warning - Formatting hard drive
information does not permanently
erase the data. Even after a
computer has been formatted,
deleted files can be easily recovered.
If you want to permanently wipe
your hard drive by completely
overwritting hard drive data, check
out WipeDrive.
To reinstall Windows, you will need
a Startup Diskette and a
Windows Installation CD.
digital-media-data-recovery-software
Download the Startup Diskette
Creator
Note: We recommend using the
Startup Diskette available on this
page. Other Windows Startup
Diskettes may not work with the
following steps.
1. Once you have your Startup
Diskette, insert it into the
floppy drive and restart your
computer.
2. Select option #1 - Start the
computer with CD-ROM
support.
3. After a minute or so, you will
see "A:>_".
4. Type "fdisk" and press Enter.
5. If asked to enable large disk
support, select Y for Yes.
( Note: Some versions of
Windows 95 may not be
compatible with large disk
support. Select N here if it
does not support the FAT32
file system.)
6. Select Option #1 - Create DOS
partition or Logical DOS Drive.
7. Select Option #1 - Create
Primary DOS Partition.
8. The drive integrity will be
verified.
9. Unless you are planning to
make multiple partitions,
select Y when asked if you
want to use the maximum
available size for the partition
and to make the partition
active.
10. The drive integrity will be
verified again.
11. When completed press the
Esc key to exit fdisk.
12. Without removing the floppy
disk, press the reset button
on the computer or press the
keys Ctrl then Alt then Delete
and release them together.
This will restart the computer.
13. Again, select the option to
Start the computer with CD-
ROM support.
14. When you see A:>, directly
above it is a message about
your CD-ROM drive. It will tell
you the letter assigned to
your CD-ROM drive, take note
of it.
15. At the A:>, type "format C:"
and press Enter.
16. Press the Y key then the enter
key when asked if you want
to proceed with the format.
17. The format will probably take
some time, so be patient.
18. You will be asked to choose a
Volume Label, which is a
name for your hard drive. It
has no effect on the operation
of your computer, you may
choose any name you like.

How to Reinstall Windows XP
1. To reinstall Windows XP or
2000, imply insert Windows
CD and restart your
computer.
2. If your hard drive has not
been formatted, Windows XP
will walk you through the
formatting process described
above
3. Your computer will
automatically boot from the
CD and begin the installation
process
How to Reinstall Windows 95,
98, or ME
1. After formatting your hard
drive as described above,
insert the Startup Diskette into
the floppy drive and restart
your computer.
2. Select option #1 - Start the
computer with CD-ROM
support.
3. After a minute or so, you will
see "A:>_".
4. Place the Windows Install CD
into the CD-ROM drive.
5. Type "E:" (where E is the letter
assigned to the CD-ROM
drive) and press the Enter
key.
6. Type "dir" and press Enter.
You will see something like
the following:
Volume in drive E is 020409_
1121
Directory of E:
WIN98_SE 04-09-02
11:21a
0 file(s)0 bytes
1 dir(s)0 bytes free
7. WIN98_SE is a directory, as
indicated by the "" after
it.
8. Type "cd WIN98_SE",
replacing WIN98_SE with the
result from above, then press
the Enter key.
9. Type "dir" and press the Enter
key.
10. If you see: SETUP
somewhere in the output,
then type "cd SETUP" and
press the Enter key.
Otherwise, skip this step.
11. Type "SETUP" and press the
Enter key to begin the
Windows setup program.
12. Simply follow the prompts to
install Windows.
13. Remove the Windows
Startup Diskette when
prompted.

you are too good

guy in short ur head dey there

Nice one

sharp!